Profiles of Chinook crash's fallen heroes

Aug. 10, 2011 - 07:30AM
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Last Updated: Aug. 10, 2011 - 07:30AM |

Sgt. Patrick Hamburger, 30, of Grand Island, Neb., was among 30 Americans killed when a U.S. military helicopter was shot down Aug. 5. Military officials have not released the names of those killed, but Hamburger's family confirmed his death. (Family photo via the Associated Press)

Lt. Cmdr. Jonas Kelsall, a Shreveport, La., native who was among the Navy SEALs killed when a U.S. Chinook helicopter crashed in Afghanistan on Aug. 5. (Family photo via The Shreveport Times via the Asso)

Petty Officer First Class Michael Strange is one of the Navy SEALs killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan on Aug. 5. (Family photo via The Inquirer via the Associated P)

Aaron Vaughn of Virginia Beach, Va., a 30-year-old father of two, was among the Navy SEALs killed Aug. 5 when a rocket-propelled grenade fired by a Taliban insurgent downed their Chinook helicopter en route to a combat mission. (Vaughn Family via the Associated Press)

Kraig Vickers, of Maui, Hawaii, is shown in Afghanistan in 2007. Vickers, who would have turned 37 on Aug. 11, is one the 30 American service members killed when a military helicopter was shot down on Saturday in Afghanistan. (Courtesy of Robert Vickers via AP)

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The following links go to our collection of reports detailing the background of the 30 U.S. service members killed in a helicopter crash in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 6. Material from The Associated Press and the Defense Department contributed to this report.